one more thing and then I promise I’ll go back to having fun online: A RACIST *CHOOSING* TO MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN AT A HARDCORE SHOW IS AN ACT OF AGGRESSION IN ITSELF. until that moment, it’s all love. after, not so much.

Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley isn’t afraid to let his personal political beliefs potentially alienate those with opposing views. Speaking recently via Twitter, Buckley shared the below tweet referencing the apparent dearth of ‘Make America Great Again’ hats he saw during his band’s run on this summer’s ‘Vans Warped Tour‘:

on a personal note, with over half a million tickets sold to Warped this year, I didn’t see a SINGLE maga hat. and I looked. say what you will about the bands playing, you can’t deny that the kids of summer are gonna be okay

at what point in my 25 year involvement with a socially conscious hardcore/punk scene did I give anyone the impression that I would pander to bigots? my band doesn’t need you. nobody does. smash nazis at every turn